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Special Law

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

special law


1 : local law
2 : a law that applies to a particular place or esp. to a particular member or members of a class of persons or things in the same situation but not to the entire class and that is unconstitutional if the classification made is arbitrary or without a reasonable or legitimate justification or basis called also local law special legislation compare general law




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